{"id":77079,"date":"2023-06-05T13:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=77079"},"modified":"2023-06-05T13:10:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:10:27","slug":"create-a-mac-policy-to-delay-or-block-ventura","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/create-a-mac-policy-to-delay-or-block-ventura","title":{"rendered":"Create a Mac Policy to Delay or Block Ventura"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Starting with macOS 13 Ventura, Apple has changed software update behavior. Starting with macOS 12.3, Apple will provide a smaller \u201cdelta\u201d update for devices that will allow users to quickly update to macOS 13 Ventura. However, this will cause changes that will affect JumpCloud and JumpCloud IT Admins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address this, JumpCloud has created new software management policies for IT Admins to use to prevent unwanted upgrades to macOS Ventura. The steps you&nbsp; need to take to prevent unwanted upgrades to macOS Ventura will vary depending on the state of your current macOS devices. See the section below that matches your organization\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This article covers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.jumpcloud.com\/support\/s\/article\/Delay-or-Block-MacOS-Ventura-on-Your-Devices#macOS1221\">\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bIf your devices are running macOS 12.2.1 or earlier<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.jumpcloud.com\/support\/s\/article\/Delay-or-Block-MacOS-Ventura-on-Your-Devices#macOS123126\">If your devices are running a macOS version between 12.3 and 12.6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.jumpcloud.com\/support\/s\/article\/Delay-or-Block-MacOS-Ventura-on-Your-Devices#Devices\">If your devices are running macOS 12.3 or later<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.jumpcloud.com\/support\/s\/article\/Delay-or-Block-MacOS-Ventura-on-Your-Devices#MacOs1261\">If your devices are running macOS 12.6.1 or later<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If your devices are running macOS 12.2.1 or earlier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your macOS devices are running version 12.2.1 or earlier and you want to block the upgrade to macOS Ventura, you need to configure the following policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Block macOS Ventura Installer<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Restricts the macOS Ventura installer from running. Users are allowed to download the installer, but the installer will be blocked from launching.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delay Major macOS Software Upgrades<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Restricts the visibility of the macOS Ventura update from Apple&#8217;s System Preferences &gt; Software Update. Users with this policy set will not see macOS 13 Ventura as an available upgrade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card warning\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/warning-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Warning:<\/strong> \n<p>After you save and apply the Block macOS Ventura Installer policy, users must log out from the device and log back in before the policy takes effect. If you remove this policy, users must log out from the device and log back in before the policy removal takes effect.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<p>If you are using JumpCloud\u2019s Patch Management policies, you can delay major OS upgrades in the same policies that you use to set minor OS update policies. For more information, see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/configure-settings-for-mac-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Configure Settings for Mac Policies<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block your macOS 12.2.1 and earlier devices from upgrading to macOS Ventura:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your JumpCloud Admin Portal:&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>DEVICE MANAGEMENT &gt; Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the&nbsp;<strong>All<\/strong>&nbsp;tab, click (<strong>+<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the New Policy panel, select the&nbsp;<strong>Mac<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<strong>Block MacOS Ventura<\/strong><strong>Installer policy&nbsp;<\/strong>from the list, then click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Policy Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more policy groups that will include this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more device groups where you&#8217;ll apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices&nbsp;<\/strong>tab and select one or more devices where you&#8217;ll apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>save.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat steps 3 and 4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<strong>Delay Major MacOS Software Upgrades&nbsp;<\/strong>policy<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>from the list, then click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>, select<strong>&nbsp;Force Delayed Major Software Updates<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;delay major OS software updates from appearing for the&nbsp;length of time you specify in&nbsp;<strong>Software Upgrade Delay Day<\/strong>s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For&nbsp;<strong>Software Upgrade&nbsp;Delay Days<\/strong>, specify the number of days to delay the software upgrade. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum is 90.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Policy Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more policy groups that will include this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more device groups where you&#8217;ll apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices&nbsp;<\/strong>tab and select one or more devices where you&#8217;ll apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If your devices are running a macOS version between 12.3 and 12.6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the best experience, you should upgrade to macOS 12.6.1, which has resolved Apple\u2019s issue with major and minor update restrictions. If your macOS devices are running a version between 12.3 and 12.6 or later, you need to configure the following policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Block macOS Ventura&nbsp;Installer<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Restricts the macOS Ventura installer from running. When users attempt to launch the installer, it will be terminated. Users will not receive a block message.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delay Major macOS Upgrades<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Sets how many days to delay a major software upgrade, up to 90.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delay Minor OS Updates<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Sets how many days to delay a minor software update, up to 90.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card warning\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/warning-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Warning:<\/strong> \n<p>After you save and apply the Block macOS Ventura Installer policy, users must log out from the device and log back in before the policy takes effect. If you remove this policy, users must log out from the device and log back in before the policy removal takes effect.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<p>If you cannot update your devices to macOS 12.6.1 before November 23, 2022, and your devices are running macOS 12.3 to 12.6, you will need to install a Delay Minor OS Updates policy if you want to continue to delay the upgrade to macOS Ventura.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To block your macOS devices running versions between 12.3 and 12.6 from upgrading to macOS Ventura<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your JumpCloud Admin Portal:&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>DEVICE MANAGEMENT &gt; Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the&nbsp;<strong>All<\/strong>&nbsp;tab, click (<strong>+<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the New Policy panel, select the&nbsp;<strong>Mac<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<strong>Block MacOS Ventura<\/strong><strong>Installer<\/strong>&nbsp;policy from the list, then&nbsp;click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Policy Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more policy groups that will include this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more device groups where you&#8217;ll apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices&nbsp;<\/strong>tab and select one or more devices where you&#8217;ll apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat steps 3 and 4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<strong>Delay Major MacOS Software Upgrades&nbsp;<\/strong>policy<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>from the list, then&nbsp;click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>, select&nbsp;<strong>Force Delayed Major Software Updates<\/strong>&nbsp;to delay major OS software updates from appearing for the length of time you specify in&nbsp;<strong>Software Upgrade Delay Days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For&nbsp;<strong>Software Upgrade Delay Days,&nbsp;<\/strong>specify the number of days to delay the software update. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum is 90.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Policy Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more policy groups that will include this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more device groups where you&#8217;ll apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices&nbsp;<\/strong>tab and select one or more devices where you&#8217;ll apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat steps 3 and 4.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<strong>Delay Minor OS Updates<\/strong>&nbsp;policy from the list, then&nbsp;click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>, s\u200b\u200b\u200belect&nbsp;<strong>Force Delayed Software Updates<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;delay minor OS software updates from appearing for the length of time you&nbsp;specify in&nbsp;<strong>Software Update Delay Days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For&nbsp;<strong>Software Update Delay Days,&nbsp;<\/strong>specify the number of days to delay the software update. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum is 90.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Policy Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more policy groups that will include this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more device groups where you&#8217;ll apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices&nbsp;<\/strong>tab and select one or more devices where you&#8217;ll apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If your devices are running macOS 12.3 or later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your macOS devices are running version 12.3 or later, your users can now perform major version upgrades to macOS Ventura 13.1. Prior to the release of macOS 13, local Admins were required to perform major OS software upgrades. Standard users can now use Apple\u2019s new over-the-air (OTA) software upgrade path to Ventura without running a full installer app or authenticating as an Admin. This ability saves time for users and Admins. With macOS 13, both major upgrades and minor updates are enforced using JumpCloud\u2019s scheduled MDM OS update commands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When macOS 13.1 is available, neither the Block macOS Ventura Installer policy nor the Delay Major OS Upgrades policy will be able to block the installation of the macOS Ventura OTA installer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not want your users to upgrade to macOS 13, you must perform at least one of these actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Use macOS patch policies to enforce minor upgrades and ensure that no devices are running macOS Monterey 12.3 through 12.6.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate to your users that they should not proceed with any upgrades that mention macOS Ventura.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restrict access to the Software Update preference pane using the System Preferences Control Policy in JumpCloud. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/create-mac-system-preferences-control-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create a Mac System Preferences Control Policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If your devices are running macOS 12.6.1 or later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your macOS devices are running version 12.6.1 or later, you need to configure the following two policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Block macOS Ventura Installer<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Restricts the macOS Ventura installer from running. Users are allowed to download the installer, but the installer will be blocked from launching.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delay major MacOS Software Upgrades<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Sets how many days to delay a major software upgrade, up to 90.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card warning\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/warning-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Warning:<\/strong> \n<p>After you save and apply the Block macOS Ventura Installer policy, users must log out from the device and log back in before the policy takes effect. If you remove this policy, users must log out from the device and log back in before the policy removal takes effect.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To block your macOS 12.6.1 and later devices from upgrading to macOS Ventura<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your JumpCloud Admin Portal:&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>DEVICE MANAGEMENT &gt; Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the&nbsp;<strong>All<\/strong>&nbsp;tab, click (<strong>+<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the New Policy panel, select the&nbsp;<strong>Mac<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<strong>Block MacOS Ventura<\/strong><strong>Installer<\/strong>&nbsp;policy from the list, then&nbsp;click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Policy Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more policy groups that will include this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more device groups where you&#8217;ll apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices&nbsp;<\/strong>tab and select one or more devices where you&#8217;ll apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat steps 3 and 4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Delay Major MacOS Software Upgrades&nbsp;<\/strong>from the list, then click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>, select&nbsp;<strong>Force Delayed Major Software Updates<\/strong>&nbsp;to delay the software update&nbsp;for the length of time you&nbsp;specify in&nbsp;<strong>Software Upgrade Delay Days<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For&nbsp;<strong>Software Upgrade Delay Days<\/strong>,&nbsp;specify the number of days to delay the software upgrade. The minimum value is 1 day and the maximum is 90 days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Policy Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more policy groups that will include this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab and select one or more device groups where you&#8217;ll apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)&nbsp;Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices&nbsp;<\/strong>tab and select one or more devices where you&#8217;ll apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat steps 3 and 4.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select<strong>&nbsp;Delay Minor OS Updates<\/strong>&nbsp;from the list, then click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"is-lower-alpha\">\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>, select&nbsp;<strong>Force Delayed Software Updates<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;delay minor OS software updates from appearing for the number of days specified in&nbsp;<strong>Software Update Delay Days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For&nbsp;<strong>Software Update Delay Days<\/strong>,&nbsp;specify the number of days to delay the software update. 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